Andrew Cuomo Quotes
I don't think that this should be politicized. But this is probably naive. In this environment, everything gets politicized.
There had just been a terrorist bombing in New York City and a suspect had been arrested. The suspect was a naturalized American citizen who had immigrated from Afghanistan. One of the then presidential candidates, Donald Trump, took to the airways and the internet to use the incident to support his view of prohibiting Muslim Immigrants and visitors entry into the United States. The governor was asked if it was appropriate for a presidential candidate to politicize the event.
Interview, CNN News, September 19, 2016
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What if you are a conservative in a liberal environment? Then what you are conserving is liberalism.
His reference was to his experience as an undergraduate at Dartmouth, which he and associates views as a liberal organization, while others viewed it as a conservative bastion of the establishment.
Andrew Mark Cuomo is an American politician, author and lawyer serving as the 56th governor of New York since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms. He has served as chair of the National Governors Association since August 2020.